November 20, 2022, 0:25 AM
November 20, 2022, 0:25 AM
Bolivia began its path with Gustavo Costas. The growth margin is great, and the coach will surely continue the work in silence to achieve a stable operation in ‘La Verde’. Great game by Daniel Medina, always interesting Miguel Terceros, and the illusion that is renewed again with the Bolivian team.
The match had a very even first stage. Bolivia came out with a well-marked 4-4-2, allowing solidity in the center lane when defending. When ‘La Verde’ took the ball, Justiniano went down and allowed a line of three to be formed, with Medina and Roca wide open.
The Always Ready winger had a great first half. Precise, daring, incisive. The same offensive intensity could not be seen from the former Oriente Petrolero, but he was not out of tune either. The most ‘shy’ in the first half was Ramiro Vaca. Both teams went goalless at halftime.
When Bolivia entered the field of play for the second half, it seemed that they were taking control of the match, but they found a great filtered pass from Christian Cueva to Luis Enrique Iberíco. The play was very fine, and the Peruvian striker defined the cross to beat Viscarra. 1-0 in 55 minutes of play.
The second half Bolivia was hit by the early goal. Gustavo Costas made four changes, adding Carmelo Algarañaz, Miguel Terceros, Marc Enoumba and Fernando Saucedo, but only ‘Miguelito’ was able to maintain a good pace and level in his 30 minutes of play.
It was noted that Bolivian players have not played professionally since October 21. A whole month without competition in the vast majority of the players had consequences in the final stretch.
Collectively, Bolivia showed interesting aspects in the first half. While individually, the work of Daniel Medina and Miguel Terceros can be highlighted. The right-back showed great intelligence to contribute in attack and close in defence, while the Santos player demonstrated the ‘jogo’ of the Brazilian.
Debut with defeat, but ‘La Verde’ has room to improve and support some things that were done well throughout this match. Gustavo Costas had his party apart, in which he never stopped giving instructions and ‘living’ the actions with full passion.
